SURJEET SINGH & ANR. vs STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR.

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$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 22.12.2025 ,,,,,,,,,, + CRL.M.C. 9125/2025 & CRL.M.A. 38174/2025 STAY, CRL.M.A. 38175/2025 EXEMPTION FROM FILING CERTIFIED COPIES ETC. SURJEET SINGH & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jinendra Jain, Mr. Krishna Sharma, Mr. M. N. Mishra, Mr. Kashish Gupta, Mr. Bijay Lakshmi, Advs. with all petitioners in person. versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satinder Singh Bawa, APP with SI Deepak Yadav, PS Mundka. Mr. Manoj Gautam, Adv. for R- 2 with R-2 in person. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT(ORAL) RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. This is a petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, seeking quashing of FIR No. 769/2024, dated 31.12.2024, registered at P.S Mundka, Delhi under Sections 289/125(a) BNS (Section 287/337 IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement between the parties. CRL.M.C. 9125/2025 Page 1 of 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:22.12.2025 19:16:22 2. As per allegations, on 30.12.2024, hand of respondent no. 2 got compressed in the moulding machine while working in petitioners’ factory. There was no glass in the safety door of the machine which resulted in this accident. FIR No. 769/2024 was lodged at the instance of respondent no. 2 under sections 289/125(a) BNS against the petitioners. 3. It is submitted that respondent no. 2 was employed on 24.12.2024 by the petitioners. The entire medical expenses of around Rs. 2,29,000/- (Rupees Two Lac Twenty Nine Thousand) was borne by the petitioners and respondent no. 2 was duly taken care of his day to day expenses and during this period he was paid salary continuously. It is further submitted that petitioners have borne the